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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Dec 10

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

505 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 365▲ 35 vs year ago 470 · +7.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,034	177.81	3,617	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	164.40	2,497	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	156.07	2,066	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	129.72	1,531	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	227.13	3,162	132
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	221.03	2,929	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	211.00	2,237	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	225.85	3,438	266
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	215.43	2,766	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,149	214.22	2,461	8thin

Every lot

14 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,149	214.22/cwt	210.00–216.50	2,461	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,284	215.43/cwt	210.00–223.75	2,766	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,503	226.31/cwt	224.00–228.50	3,401	248
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,787	219.53/cwt	215.00–224.85	3,923	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,060	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,237	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	221.03/cwt	220.00–222.00	2,929	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,392	227.13/cwt	224.50–228.85	3,162	132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,034	177.81/cwt	161.00–184.00	3,617	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	129.72/cwt	116.00–141.50	1,531	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,196	179.66/cwt	158.00–210.00	2,149	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,362	171.45/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,335	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	149.48/cwt	143.00–154.50	2,046	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	133.38/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,861	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	160.88/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,569	12

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Dec 10, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 505Last week 365Year ago 470

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,034	161.00–184.00	177.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,369	143.00–154.50	149.48
2	—	1,395	131.00–136.00	133.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,597	158.00–165.00	160.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,180	116.00–141.50	129.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	158.00–210.00	179.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	163.00–175.00	171.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	220.00–222.00	221.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,392	224.50–228.85	227.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
248	—	1,503	224.00–228.50	226.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	210.00–216.50	214.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,284	210.00–223.75	215.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,787	215.00–224.85	219.53

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.